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Chief Sustainability Officer’S Role Centrality And Corporate Sustainability Performance, Taiwo Abraham, Gabriel Owusu, Xuan Wang

Management Faculty Publications

Corporate Sustainability Performance (CSP) has gained substantial attention as firms recognize its potential impact on competitive advantage. In response, there has been a significant increase in the appointment of Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) tasked with managing sustainability performance and integrating systemic sustainability initiatives for business growth. In this research, we draw upon upper echelon theory and social network theory to argue that merely having a CSO does not enhance CSP. However, the centrality of CSO within organizational networks significantly augments CSP. Further, leveraging literature from institutional theory and stakeholder theory, we provide a fresh perspective on how organizations should approach …

Career Preferences Of Business Students: Traditional Career Path Or Entrepreneurship And Self-Employment?, David W. Whitlock, Ashley J. Hampton, Shanker Menon

Journal of Business & Entrepreneurship

Factors influencing career preferences of business students are explored. This study builds upon an original research project conducted in 1995, which focused on comparing pursuits of entrepreneurship versus more traditional business employment as career paths for business students. In the present study, 40 students enrolled in the senior-level capstone business course and 26 students enrolled in the freshman-level introductory business course in an AACSB accredited business school were administered surveys to determine career preferences and the factors influencing those preferences. The results of the introductory-level course are compared to those of students in the senior-level capstone business course and reported. …

Digital Transformation And Wise Leadership: Challenges And Opportunities Evidence From Government Institutions In Uae, Mohammad Al Qudah

Journal of Police and Legal Sciences

Purpose: the current study aimed at highlighting challenges and opportunities associated with digital transformation (DT) and the influence of these challenges and opportunities in wise leadership. Aspects taken into perspective included (decision-making, communication and collaboration, innovation, employee empowerment and ethical considerations).

Methodology: the study adopted the quantitative methodology through utilizing a questionnaire. The questionnaire was self-administered by (223) individuals from UAE governmental institutions. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was employed in order to answer the study main questions and realize the hypotheses.

Results: Study indicated that adopting DT through the UAE governmental institutions is basically exposed to many challenges …

Strategic Flexibility And Its Role In Enhancing Institutional Excellence In The Police Case Study: The Eastern Region Police Department Of The General Command Of Sharjah Police, Abdalla Alkabouri

Journal of Police and Legal Sciences

This study aimed to know the role of strategic flexibility on the institutional excellence in the Eastern Region Police Department affiliated with the Sharjah Police Command, It was chosen because two of the service delivery centers obtained five stars within the government excellence system for the year 2023 in the country. The study used the descriptive analytical approach, a questionnaire was constructed as a tool for collecting information that is appropriate to the objectives of the study and its specific variables. A number of 82 questionnaires were distributed to the officers of the Eastern Province Police Department, who are the …

A Reviews Of Women's Outfit E-Commerce Models Using Feature Selection Techniques, Hadeer Mohamed Bekhet, Mona Nasr, Rasha Elnaggar

Future Computing and Informatics Journal

The rapid growth of e-commerce has transformed how consumers shop for fashion, including women's outfits. This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of women's outfit e-commerce models through the lens of feature selection technique. understanding customer sentiments is critical in today's marketing landscape, it provides firms with insights into how customers perceive their products and/or services and offers suggestions on how to enhance their offerings. This study aims to decipher the relationship between various characteristics in customer reviews on a women's clothing e-commerce site. Additionally, it classifies each review to determine whether it recommends the reviewed product or not, and whether …

What Teams Need: Leading Digital Creatives, Matthew Dyet

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

What Teams Need: Leading Digital Creatives was a talk at the Revelations Conference. Based on my book Great Games Need Great Leaders, this talk was focused more broadly on leadership in the creative industries due to the audience being primarily from film.

The Impact And Potential Of Digital Health Technologies, Craig Kimble, Thomas Pile, Alberto Coustasse

Pharmacy Practice & Administration

Digital technologies and smart devices are now used in every aspect of our lives. Further innovation in the digital health realm is growing and has the potential to reduce inefficiencies in the health care system by sharing health data with providers, decreasing costs related to unnecessary health care visits and improving patients’ quality of life and clinical outcomes by better tailoring treatment to the individual’s health needs.

Assessing The Effectiveness Of Smartphone Retail Shopping Apps Through The Lens Of Customer Value, Satisfaction, And Loyalty, Jean B. Ntahontuye

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Retail e-commerce revenue was $904.9 billion in 2022; of this amount, $431.4 billion was realized via smartphone retail shopping apps, which is a 95% increase from 2019, and retail e- commerce is projected to exceed $1.7 trillion by 2027 (Statista, 2023a). Given the increasing popularity of these apps among consumers, management and marketing literature continues to debate what makes consumers accept and adopt retail shopping apps as their preferred online shopping method. Failure to understand what motivates consumers to repeatedly buy household goods via smartphone retail shopping apps may cause retailers to mistarget their customers by allocating scarce resources to …

Career Commitment Of Female Mid-Level Leaders In The Tourism And Hospitality Industry In The State Of Florida: A Narrative Inquiry Approach, Amy M. Bernard Harrelson

PhD in Organizational Leadership

The tourism and hospitality industry (THI) is the leading industry in the state of Florida's economy, yet it faces challenges related to workforce retention and leadership diversity. The aim of this dissertation was to explore the career commitment of female mid-level leaders within this industry, focusing on the factors influencing their commitment to their careers in the THI. This study involved in-depth interviews with three female mid-level leaders working in the THI in the state of Florida, using a qualitative research method with a narrative inquiry approach. The findings revealed that these leaders are driven by a profound passion for …

The Influence Of Coaching Behaviors On Gen Z Collegiate Athletes And Team Morale, Erik Bennett

PhD in Organizational Leadership

A coach's behavior significantly influences both athlete and team morale. As a generational change occurs, the behaviors exhibited by coaches may also require change. As members of Generation Z (Gen Z) begin to fill collegiate sports rosters, understanding their unique characteristics and preferences becomes critical for effective coaching strategies. Drawing upon generational studies and the interviews of six collegiate athletes within the Gen Z cohort, how coaching behavior influences collegiate athletes' athletic performance and team morale was analyzed within this cohort. Using a qualitative approach, data gathered from the six Gen Zaged collegiate athletes were analyzed to reveal patterns of …

A Quantitative Study Of The Influence Of Emotional Intelligence On The Ministerial Effectiveness Of Executive Pastors As Scored By Their Lead Pastors., Thomas P. Frisinger

PhD in Organizational Leadership

Over the past two decades, churches have expanded their pastoral staff to include executive pastors (XP) to support lead pastors (LP) by mitigating stress and enhancing effectiveness (Krenz-Muller, 2022; Tidwell, 2020) in finances, facilities, and governmental entities, and staff oversight and development. This study involved an examination of the relationship between the emotional intelligence (EI) levels of XPs, using the TEIQue-SF (Cooper & Petrides, 2010), and their perceived ministerial effectiveness (ME) as assessed by LPs on the Ministerial Effectiveness Survey (MES; Dobrotka & Frisinger, 2024). The aim of the study was to identify any significant correlation between XPs and ministerial …

How Leaders Make Sense Of Esg To Lead Sustainable Businesses: Multiple Case Studies, Tiffany M. Crosby

PhD in Organizational Leadership

This multiple case qualitative research study involved an exploration of ESG leadership in four publicly-traded Midwestern U.S. sustainability-oriented companies to determine what the process of leading ESG looks like, how sustainability leaders integrate environmental, social, and economic goals, and how an organization’s internal and external affect sustainability leadership. Numerous quantitative studies have linked prevailing behavioral leadership theories to improved financial performance outcomes for sustainability-oriented companies, but qualitative research into ESG leadership practices has been limited, creating a gap that is addressed through this study. Using a conceptual framework grounded in upper-echelon and stakeholder theories, the ESG leadership practices of an …

The Blessed Assembly: Irreplaceable Physical Co-Presence In Worship And Healthy Hybridity Reimagined After The Pandemic In The Digital Age, Yvette, Ying Wai Lau

Doctor of Pastoral Music Projects and Theses

Because of the unprecedented and unexpected force of the pandemic since 2020, most churches around the world have experienced some online worship during the lockdown of their cities or the mandated closure of the church buildings. For many people, online worship seems to be an equivalent, if not better, alternative for gathering together—a physical co-presence in worship—even after the pandemic has ended. As necessary and vital as online worship experiences have been for Christians during the pandemic, the witness of the church from Pentecost throughout Christian history indicates that gathered worship in physical spaces is irreplaceable for faith formation and …

Empirical Tests Of The Existence Of Industry Momentum On The Indonesian Stock Exchange, Irene Natalia Verda

The Indonesian Capital Market Review

Momentum is one of strategy to generate return for profit seeker. This research was conducted to see the existence of momentum strategy at the industry level with the object of all stocks on the Indonesia Stock Exchange consists of 880 stocks grouped into 11 industries based on ICB (Industry Classifi- cation Benchmark). Research period start in July 2014 until December 2023. There are 6 industry momentum strategies, 3 strategies to form portfolio quarterly and 3 strategies to form portfolio in each semester. Tests are conducted on mean returns and risk-adjusted returns using the Fama-French Three Factor model. The method of …

Transaction Monitoring And Enforcing Confidentiality On Blockchain Transactions, Musa Omobolanle Ogunyemi

Executive DBA Dissertations

There has been significant growth in the adoption of blockchain technology mainly due to its inherent advantages, such as decentralization, disintermediation, security, store of value, etc. These characteristics have enhanced the adoption of blockchain which can be noticed in the increasing popularity of its use cases such as cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin and Ether), Non-Fungible Token (NFTs), Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Initial Coin Offerings ICOs, etc. However, despite its promise, there are still some fundamental weaknesses in the workings of blockchain technology. A balanced tweaking of these weaknesses can further enable it to realize its full potential with the attendant multiplier effects on …

Measuring Branding Variables That Affect The Brand Choice Intention Toward Tourism Destinations In Thailand’S Eastern Coastal Region, Passarin Phalitnonkiat, James Vincent Johnson, Siwaporn Kunnapapdeelert

DLSU Business & Economics Review

A large number of tourists visit Thailand’s eastern coastal regions every year. Brand choice intention is one of the fundamental elements for developing marketing strategies. Therefore, the purposes of this study are to investigate the impact of five brand elements on destination brand loyalty and brand choice intention and to study the relationships among each construct of consumer brand perception by using EFA, CFA, and SEM. A sample of 830 Thai tourists returned paper-based surveys regarding their interests and perceived value. The study found four brand elements that significantly affect brand loyalty and brand choice intention, both directly and indirectly. …

The Effects Of Relational Human Resource Management: A Moderated Mediation Model Of Positive Affective Climate And Collective Occupational Calling, Pingshu Li, Yuanmei (Elly) Qu, Mengwei Li, Patrick E. Downes, Guofeng Wang

Management Faculty Publications

Relationship-oriented human resource management (HRM) contributes to organizational functioning by promoting employee relationships, coordination, and cooperation. We propose unit-level positive affective climate as a motivational mechanism through which relationship-oriented HR systems can positively influence unit service quality and relationships with beneficiaries, and prevent individual emotional exhaustion. Moreover, we propose collective occupational calling serves as an alternative motivational source that can substitute for the positive effects of positive affective climate. In analyzing a sample composed of 742 nurses from 48 nursing units of two hospitals in China with data collection at three time points before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, our …

Smile Brighter, Michigan: Inside The Mda Public Education Campaign, Rich Evans

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The Michigan Dental Association's (MDA) Public Education Campaign, active for over three decades, aims to improve oral health and encourage visits to MDA-member dentists across Michigan. Funded by member dues, the campaign uses digital advertising and the smilemichigan.com website to educate the public. Key initiatives include the Find-A-Dentist tool, the "Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body" program, and various community outreach efforts. Upcoming features include the "Story Behind Every Smile" campaign, highlighting personal stories about the impact of dental health. By promoting proactive oral care, the MDA supports better overall health for Michigan residents.

Dentistry And The Law: Unpaid Internships In Your Office: What You Should Know, Daniel Schulte Jd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

A reprint of a previous Journal column, Mr. Schulte discusses how unpaid internships require careful legal consideration. Interns must primarily benefit educationally from their tasks to avoid being classified as employees, necessitating compensation. Office work typically performed by employees must not be assigned to interns. Patient consent is required to observe dental procedures, and interns must receive HIPAA training. Exposure to hazardous materials should be avoided, adhering to laws like Michigan’s Occupational Safety and Health Act. Proper training and task limitations ensure compliance and a beneficial internship experience.

J Mich Dent Assoc July 2024

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Every month, the Journal of the Michigan Dental Association provides news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. It is the primary publication reaching Michigan dentists.

The July issue of the Michigan Dental Association (MDA) journal focuses on the member and public value of the association's Public Education Campaign through a cover story "Smile Brighter Michigan!". It also features articles on:

• How to get value from your MDA membership

• Joining the MDA Forensic Dental Team

• A new professional column, News you need, an editorial and regular department articles covering MDA …

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